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Mr. President : how and why the founders created a chief executive / Ray Raphael.
- Description: 324 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
- ISBN: 9780307595270 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0307595277 (hardcover)
Available copies
- 2 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 352.23/Raphael (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Merrimack College | Stacks (3rd) | JK511 .R36 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Phillips OWHL | Stacks 4 | 352 R16M (Text to phone) | Checked out | 05/23/2013 |
| Contents: | Part I. Precedents (for better and mostly worse): little gods on earth: monarchs and their governors; revolution and the retreat from executive authority -- Part II. Conjuring the office: first draft; second guesses; Gouverneur Morris's final push -- Part III. Field tests: selling the plan; the launch; Washington and the challenge to transcendent leadership; system failure: partisan politics and the election of 1800; Jefferson stretches the limits. |
| Summary: | Offers the story of how the American presidency was shaped during the Constitutional Convention, in a history that includes Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, and George Washington, each trying to see his vision for the office of the president realized. |
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18th century. United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809. |
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